Celebrating 25 years of Partnership: The Library of Congress and Council on East Asian Libraries Internship Program

Authors

Jessalyn Zoom, Library of CongressFollow
Ann Roddy, Library of CongressFollow
Youngsim Leigh, Library of CongressFollow
Wen Lin, Library of CongressFollow
Kumiko Reichert, Indiana UniversityFollow
Jee-Young Park, Stanford UniversityFollow
Yan He, Cambridge UniversityFollow

Keywords

internship, librarianship, training, professional development, collaboration

Abstract

This article examines the development and impact of a carefully planned 25-year collaboration between the Library of Congress (LC) and the Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL). Established in 2000, the LC-CEAL Internship Program has provided professional training for career advancement to numerous East Asian librarians, playing a pivotal role in the growth of East Asian librarianship. This article reviews the program’s history, its evolution over the past 25 years, and explores its future trajectories.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Zoom, Jessalyn; Roddy, Ann; Leigh, Youngsim; Lin, Wen; Reichert, Kumiko; Park, Jee-Young; and He, Yan (2025) "Celebrating 25 years of Partnership: The Library of Congress and Council on East Asian Libraries Internship Program," Journal of East Asian Libraries: Vol. 2025: No. 180, Article 1.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal/vol2025/iss180/1